Soul Talk Advent Series 2019: 'Words to live a life by'
Guest Blogger: Vicky Allen
The Traveller
I raise my chin
a brittle salute
to dawn's cold welcome
I catch the eye
of fellow travellers
offer a sly nod, a wry wink
I declare
wordless
my self-sufficient agency
My body. strong enough
my feet, a little weary
more miles in them yet
The load on my back
surely nothing now
after all the aching years
And on I tread
each step a silent denying trial
a secret even from myself
Then you -
you meet my eye -
you see me
Come, you say
rest
and I falter at being known
And in my faltering
I welcome your hand on my shoulder
a warmth on the ache I deny
You slide my load with care
from shoulders shaped
by long burden
Your hand
a steadying
Your voice
a stilling
Your invitation
a freeing
Vicky Allen is a communications consultant for a small Scottish children's charity, with a parallel passion for writing poetry. She's part of Discovery Church Dunbar, a young church plant which loves to meet in the wide open spaces of East Lothian's coast and countryside as much as possible.